MiG 25 Foxbat
Mikoyan-Gurevich
MiG 25 interceptor with air-to-air missiles.
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Crew: 1
Power: 2 - Tumansky R-31 turbojet engines
11,000 kg / 24,250 lb afterburning thrust
Max. Speed: 2,975 kph / 1,848 mph
Ceiling: 24,385 m / 80,000 ft
Range: 1,125 km / 700 miles
Climb: 15,240 m / 50,000 ft per minute
Weight -
Empty: 20,000 kg / 44,090 lb
Max. Take Off: 36,200 kg / 79,800 lb
Size -
Wingspan: 13.95 m / 45 ft 9 in
Wing Area: 56.83 sq m / 611.7 sq ft
Length: 23.82 m / 78 ft 1.75 in
Armament:
4 - air-to-air missiles on external pylons
AA-6 Acrid air-to-air missiles, 4 typical
or
2 - AA-7 Apex and 2 - AA-8 Aphid
air-to-air missiles
MiG 25 video
Similar MiG 31 shows air-to-air missile arrangement.
See comment by Alexandru Vlad at end of article.
MiG 25 training version with double cockpit.
At 78 feet / 24 meters even the single cockpit version
is longer than an 18 wheeled U.S. commercial truck.
Your only escape from death is to fire a rocket powered chair
from a fast moving out of control jet.
MiG 25 cockpit
Wai Le Model illustrates MiG 25s rising to intercept enemy aircraft.
MiG 25 needs parachute assist to bring aircraft to a halt before runway ends.
Russian Air Force provides a great resource for aviation photos.
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In the "1200 x 800" picture (the third pic)is a Mig-31 not a Mig-25.The difference between them is that Mig-31 has a shorter nose than Mig-25 and does not have wing tips.In the picture you can also observe that on the belly under the cockpit there is a grey pod.That grey pod is "infrared search and tracking (IRST)" system integrated in "Zaslon S-800" radar.That radar you can find it only on Mig-31
ReplyDeleteThe explanation for the "Eject" picture is very simple: It's a testbed for ejection seats
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